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Verizon Internet Security Suite general settings

To launch Verizon Internet Security Suite automatically from Windows startup

From the left menu bar, select General.
Select Preferences.
Select Launch Verizon Internet Security Suite automatically at Windows startup.
Select OK.

To create a Verizon Internet Security Suite password

Using a password protects your personal information, settings, and profiles in Verizon Internet Security Suite.

Once the password is set, a Password Enabled button appears in the side menu. This lets you quickly access, disable, or modify password protection for Verizon Internet Security Suite.

IMPORTANT: Be very careful not to lose or forget your password. Write down your password, and keep it in a safe place. If you forget your new password, you will not be able to start Verizon Internet Security Suite, and Verizon Online will not be able to help you retrieve it. You will have to delete a file called freedom.dat from your hard drive, start Verizon Internet Security Suite, and then recreate all your settings. See To delete freedom.dat below.

To create an Verizon Internet Security Suite Password

From the left menu bar, select General.
Select Password.
In the Password Login area, select Use a password to protect my information.
Type your new password in the New Password text box.
Confirm your new password by typing it again in the Confirm New Password text box.
Select OK. You are prompted to confirm the change; select Yes.

To delete Freedom.dat

Go to the Verizon Internet Security Suite folder on your hard drive by following one of these paths:
- Windows 2000, XP Pro, XP Home: Documents and Settings>(username)>Application Data>Verizon>Internet Security Suite.
  
  OR
- Windows 98, Millennium: Documents and Settings>Application Data>Verizon>Internet Security Suite.
Note: If the Application Data folder does not appear, from Windows Explorer, select Tools, then select Folder Options. In the View folder, make sure Show hidden files and folders is selected.
Find the freedom.dat file and delete it.
Close Windows Explorer.
Launch Verizon Internet Security Suite (click the Verizon Internet Security Suite icon on your desktop or click Start>Programs>Internet Security Suite>Internet Security Suite). The Setup Wizard opens.
Follow the prompts.

To quit Verizon Internet Security Suite

From the top toolbar, select Verizon Internet Security Suite, then choose Shutdown.

OR

Click the Verizon Internet Security Suite icon in the lower-right corner and click Shutdown.